Franco Rizzello Selezione Guarano Negroamaro NEGROAMARO DEL SALENTO IGT Tasting notes Red ruby with light scarlet nuance. The wither over the plant gives at the olfaction a rich range of fragrances. In sequence: mulberries and raspberries jam, potpourri of flowers and red berries, vanilla, sweet tobacco, white chocolate, leather and a scent of eucalyptus. Velvety tannin. The equilibrium and harmony of this wine can be found in the balance between freshness, tannicity and alcoholic tenor. Ends long and persistent. Appellation: I.G.P. Negroamaro Salento Rosso Appassimento. Varietal composition: Negroamaro 100%. Vineyards location: Cellino San Marco (BR). Training: Alberello. Harvest: First decade of October in order to have the right overmaturation of grape. Manual harvesting with a careful selection of bunch. Vinification: Crushing and de-stemming followed by 12-15 days of resting over the skins. Then drawing, malolactic fermentation in steel tank. Aging: In stainless steel until bottling. Food pairing Roasted pigeon chest, stuffed phaesant.According to tradition: mixed meat ragout with troccoli, lamb in cooking pot, grilled goat, canestrato Apulian cheese matured in cave. Serving temperature: 18°C.
